The hotel should be such so as to cater to the needs of
the guests, should get guests in adequate number and should do good
hospitality. If they are made according to vastu, they lead to increasing
arrival of guest and the increased confort thus leading to name & fame.
The designing and building of hotel building is of a very complicated task
as it involves several bedrooms and toilets located adjacent to each other
and to kitchen, dining hall, reception etc., which is a combination of
residential and commercial nature. The selection of the site is the utmost
importance. Following points should be considered before selecting a plot
and starting the construction:
- The level of the site should slope towards northeast corner.
- The open spaces in the north, east and northeast should be more than
that in south, west and southwest. Big trees should be grown in the
western and the southern side.
- If the car parking is to be on the ground only then northern and
eastern open space should be used for the purpose if not then the area
can be used for lawn and for growing small plants.
- The borewell, well, underground water tanks, swimming pools, water
fountains etc. should be located in the northeast zone only and not in
any other place.
- Overhead tanks should be located on the terrace above roof on the
southwest corner.
- The staircase and lift blocks also should be located in this zone or
in the southern portion of the building.
- All the electrical appliances, which generate heat, should be placed
in the southeast zone.
- The basement should be in the northern and the eastern portion of the
building.
- The reception corner should either face east or north.
- Area of door and window opening should be more in north and east,
then in the south and West Side.
- The bedrooms should be planned in such a way that the guests should
always sleep his head towards South.
- The attached bathroom should be in the northwest or the southwest
corner of each room and never in the northeast corner of the room.
- When the central AC plant is to be planned, the unit should be in the
southeast corner of the building.
- The kitchen should be in the southeast corner. The oven in the
kitchen should be fixed in such a way that the cook always face east.
- The location of the cash counter can be on raised platform and should
face towards north.
- The image of the deity for daily worship should be in the northeast
corner facing east or north.
